In the crew of "The End of the Road", this time I went to the Cannes Film Festival. It was led by Jerry Brookheimer, with actors such as Gong Li, Brad Pitt and others. .

Although the summer is gone, the starlight of this team is dimmed a little. However, because of the high quality of the movie "The End of the Road" itself, this team is still sought after in Cannes and has a great glory. Whether it is the graceful Gong Li or the handsome Pitt, they have become the darlings pursued by the media.

...

Ten days later, the Cannes Film Festival ended.

Zhang Yimou's "No One Can Be Left" won the International Film Critics League Award and another heavyweight international award.

Summer's "The End of Flower" was shortlisted for the main competition unit. Because he did not participate in it himself, he did not win any awards. However, being shortlisted for the main competition unit is already a preferential treatment for the Cannes Film Festival.

...

After the Cannes Film Festival ended, Gong Li and Zhang Yimou returned from France and transferred to Hong Kong.

Xia Tian met them in person.

"Director Zhang, congratulations, return in triumphant!" Xia Tian said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Xia, and thank you for your good script, otherwise I wouldn't be able to shoot such a good work." Zhang Yimou waved his hand.

"Hey, don't talk about these things. No matter how well my script is written, I have to find someone who can shoot it." Xia Tian smiled.

Some directors are dissatisfied with one bottle and half of them sway. Even if they give him a good script, they may not be able to make a good show.

"Mr. Xia, your film "The End of the Road" was very good. To be honest, I was very moved by it." Zhang Yimou said sincerely.

Although he won the award at the Cannes Film Festival this time, and the summer "The End of the Road" was only a shortlist, he actually knew that "The End of the Road" is much better than "No One Less Less" in terms of story arrangement, character creation, contradiction rendering, emotional stimulation, and even pictures, editing, sound effects, etc.

"The End of the Road" is the perfect crystallization of the high industrialization of Hollywood in the United States, and his "No One Leaves" is more like a workshop product in the mainland. Although the workshop may not be out of good products, the overall gap is also obvious.

"Thank you." Xia Tian smiled, "Okay, let's not talk about this, come, let's go to have a meal first."

...

I brought the mainland exhibition group to the hotel and personally welcomed them in summer.

When the mainland exhibition group saw this table of delicious food and delicious food, they were so shocked that they dared to move their chopsticks.

"Come on, don't be polite, everyone." Xia Tian greeted with a smile, "Full the friendship of the landlords."

After drinking and having enough food, the other members of the exhibition group returned to their rooms to rest and were preparing to take a plane back to the mainland the next day.

Xia Tian took Zhang Yimou and Gong Li to the hotel room.

"Director Zhang, what are you going to shoot for the next drama?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.

Zhang Yimou thought for a while, and then said to Xia Tian, ​​"Mr. Xia, I have a lot of insights when I went to the countryside to film. I will also film rural themes in the next film."

This time, "No One Can Leave" was a scene in the countryside. The poor and backward appearance of the local area touched Zhang Yimou. In the 1980s, the mainland had already reformed and opened up, and all of them were developing rapidly, such as Shenzhen, Shanghi, and Guangzhou.

The people who got rich first drove a luxury car, lived in luxury houses, ate big dishes, drank famous wine, bought a small x, and soaked a small honey, lived a life of drunkenness, a wine pond, a meat forest, and a human being. However, in the countryside, the lives of the people were still poor. Going to school was a luxury for them.

Zhang Yimou had been in the countryside before. When filming "Loess Land", "Old Well" and "Red Sorghum", he spent more than two years in the countryside, so he had a deep relationship with the countryside. The difference between day and place in front of him touched him deeply, which inspired his creative impulse.

"It just so happens that I have a rural story. Do you want to listen to it?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.

"Mr. Xia, please speak~" Zhang Yimou asked immediately when he heard this.

"There is a woman named Qiuju in the countryside..." Xia Tian then started talking, and he was talking about "Qiuju's lawsuit".

...

"Qiu Ju's lawsuit" is the second film that Zhang Yimou and Gong Li collaborated with. It was produced in 1992 and won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival that year. It also won the Best Actress Award. In addition, the domestic Golden Rooster Award was also awarded to him the Best Director Award, Best Actress Award and Best Film Award. It can be said that "Qiu Ju's lawsuit" is definitely an excellent movie.

It tells the story of a rural woman named Qiuju who keeps complaining because her husband was beaten by the village chief.

This movie has a certain role in universalizing the law. In addition, it analyzes some problems that arise during the development of the mainland, so it not only has artistic value, but also has high universal value.

After listening to the story of "Qiu Ju's lawsuit", Zhang Yimou was stunned for a while, and then nodded admiringly, "Mr. Xia, if you didn't know that you are a rich man in Hong Kong, I would have thought you were born and raised in the mainland. How could you know the mainland so well? The story you wrote is really realistic."

Xia Tian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then smiled, "I just like to think about it. Besides, it is not difficult to collect information from the mainland."

"Yes, but you are also amazing." Zhang Yimou said admiringly.

It is really not easy for a super rich man in Hong Kong to write such a good mainland story by collecting information. To be honest, he has come to Hong Kong a lot of times, but it is difficult for him to write a Hong Kong martial arts film, police and gangster film, and action film.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, let's talk about it first. Do you like this story?" Xia Tian asked.

"I like it, it's very well written." Zhang Yimou nodded.

When he just heard Xia Tian tell a story, the image of "Qiu Ju" appeared in his mind. A pregnant peasant woman kept going to the city to complain to help her husband seek justice, "asking for an explanation". Her eyes were firm, her steps were staggering, and her expression was confused...

Such a character is a strong one. If there is a strong one, then the movie will be half successful.

"Okay, if you like it, just take it and take it to take it." Xia Tian smiled when he saw him say this.

"Well, but I want Miss Gong to be my heroine." Zhang Yimou said again.

Xia Tian glanced at Gong Li and smiled, "What do you think?"

Gong Li nodded, "I think this story is very good, I'm willing to act."

"You have to think about it first. You are going to play a peasant woman. You have to play not only ugly but also old, but also stay in the countryside for a year." Xia Tian reminded her.

Gong Li is now an international superstar and can't do that hard.

"It's okay, it's worth it for the sake of art!" Gong Li said firmly, without any wavering.

Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
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